1 Thessalonians 1
1 PAUL, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, unto the church of the Thessalonians which is in God the Father and in the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Paulo, Silwano na Timotheo kwa kanisa la Wathesalonike katika Mungu Baba na Bwana Yesu Kristo. Neema na amani iwe nanyi.
2 We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers;
Tunatoa shukrani kwa Mungu kila mara kwa ajili yenu nyote, wakati tunapowataja katika maombi yetu.
3 Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father;
Tunaikumbuka bila kukoma mbele ya Mungu na baba yetu kazi yenu ya imani, juhudi ya upendo, na uvumilivu wenye ujasiri kwa ajili ya baadaye katika Bwana Yesu Kristo.
4 Knowing, brethren beloved, your election of God.
Ndugu Mnaopendwa na Mungu, tunajua wito wenu.
5 For our gospel came not unto you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Ghost, and in much assurance; as ye know what manner of men we were among you for your sake.
Na jinsi injili yetu ilivyokuja kwenu si kwa neno tu, bali pia katika nguvu, katika Roho Mtakatifu, na katika uhakika. Kwa namna hiyo, mnajua pia sisi tulikuwa watu wa namna gani miongoni mwenu kwa ajili yenu.
6 And ye became followers of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Ghost:
Mlikuwa watu wa kutuiga sisi na Bwana, kama mlivyopokea neno katika taabu kwa furaha itokayo kwa Roho Mtakatifu.
7 So that ye were ensamples to all that believe in Macedonia and Achaia.
Na matokeo yake, mkawa mfano kwa wote katika Makedonia na Akaiya ambao wanaamini.
8 For from you sounded out the word of the Lord not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but also in every place your faith to God-ward is spread abroad; so that we need not to speak any thing.
Kwa kuwa kutoka kwenu neno la Mungu limeenea kote, na si kwa Mekadonia na Akaiya peke yake. Badala yake, kwa kila mahali imani yenu katika Mungu imeenea kote. Na matokeo yake, hatuhitaji kusema chochote.
9 For they themselves shew of us what manner of entering in we had unto you, and how ye turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God;
Kwa kuwa wao wenyewe wanaarifu ujio wetu ulikuwa wa namna gani kati yenu. Wanasimulia jinsi mulivyomgeukia Mungu kutoka katika sanamu na kumtumikia Mungu aliye hai na wa kweli.
10 And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come.
Walitoa habari kuwa mnamsubiri Mwana wake kutoka mbinguni, aliyefufuliwa kutoka kwa wafu. Na huyu ni Yesu, anayetuweka huru kutoka kwenye ghadhabu ijayo.
